Tag: Lockdown
#IStandWithDan, #DictatorDan, #DanLiedPeopleDied: 397,000 tweets reveal the culprits behind a dangerously polarised debate
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The Victorian government’s handling of the state’s second coronavirus wave attracted massive Twitter attention, both in support of and against the state’s...
Of all the places that have seen off a second coronavirus wave, only Vietnam and Hong Kong have done as well as Victorians
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Of the 215 nations and territories that have reported COVID-19 cases, 120 have experienced clear second waves or late first waves that...
Europe’s second wave is worse than the first. What went so wrong, and what can it learn from countries like Vietnam?
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Europe is again in the grip of a COVID-19 resurgence, with outbreak hot-spots in the United Kingdom, Spain and France each...
A 14-day rolling average of 5 new daily cases is the wrong trigger for easing Melbourne lockdown. Let’s look at ‘under investigation’ cases instead
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Many Melburnians have despaired in recent days as it became clear the next step on its roadmap out of lockdown will be taken a...
Sorry Melbourne. The chance of reaching an average 5 COVID-19 cases by mid-October is under 50%
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Melburnians are addicted to the Victorian health department’s daily tweet of the state’s new COVID-19 cases. This figure contributes to the all-important...
Open COVID ‘cold spots’ first: a way out of lockdown for Melbourne
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Up to now the focus has been on managing “hot spots” in the COVID lockdowns of Melbourne and Victoria. We have...